Brighton 1-0 Blackburn — EFL Championship, 1 Apr 2017
Brighton beat Blackburn 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 1 April 2017 at Amex Stadium, Falmer. G. Murray scored for Brighton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Brighton have won 4 and Blackburn 0, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 58'out: T. Hemed
- 58'
- 1-067'assist: A. Knockaert
- 71'
- 71'
- 73'out: C. Mahoney
- 81'
- 83'
- 88'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Brighton
- 8.2Lewis DunkD
- 7.9Uwe HünemeierD
- 7.4Anthony KnockaertM
- 7.3Dale StephensM
- 7.2Jiří SkalákM
- 7.1Glenn MurrayF
- 7.0Liam RoseniorD
- 6.8David StockdaleG
- 6.7Beram KayalM
- 6.7Sebastien PocognoliD
- 6.6Solly MarchM
- 6.6Tomer HemedF
- 6.5Jamie MurphyM
- 6.4Chuba AkpomF
Blackburn
- 7.6Jason SteeleG
- 7.0Elliott BennettM
- 7.0Danny GuthrieM
- 6.9Craig ConwayM
- 6.8Darragh LenihanD
- 6.8Jason LoweM
- 6.7Lucas JoãoF
- 6.7Charlie MulgrewD
- 6.6Samuel GallagherF
- 6.6Ryan NyambeD
- 6.5Liam FeeneyM
- 6.4Connor MahoneyM
- 6.3Marvin EmnesF
- 6.1Derrick WilliamsD
Line-ups
Substitutes
BrightonC. Hughton
Substitutes
- 15J. Murphy83'M6.5
- 20S. March58'M6.6
- 21Oliver NorwoodM
- 27F. TomoriD
- 1N. MäenpääG
- 10T. Hemed58'F6.6
- 14S. SidwellM
BlackburnT. Mowbray
Substitutes
- 19Samuel Gallagher81'71'F6.6
- 33David RayaG
- 28C. Mahoney73'M6.4
- 7L. Feeney71'M6.5
- 21H. AkpanM
- 4T. HobanD
- 30W. BrownD
Team statistics
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 8.2 |
| Uwe Hünemeier | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.9 |
| Anthony Knockaert | 83 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Dale Stephens | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Jiří Skalák | 58 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Glenn Murray | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Liam Rosenior | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| David Stockdale | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Beram Kayal | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Sebastien Pocognoli | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Solly March | 32 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Tomer Hemed | 32 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jamie Murphy | 7 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Chuba Akpom | 58 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Steele | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Elliott Bennett | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Danny Guthrie | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Craig Conway | 73 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Darragh Lenihan | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jason Lowe | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Lucas João | 71 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Charlie Mulgrew | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Samuel Gallagher | 19 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ryan Nyambe | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Liam Feeney | 19 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Connor Mahoney | 17 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Marvin Emnes | 71 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Derrick Williams | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 46 | +45 | 94 |
| 2 | Brighton | 46 | +34 | 93 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | +4 | 85 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | +15 | 81 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 | Blackburn | 46 | -12 | 51 |
| 23 | Wigan | 46 | -17 | 42 |
| 24 | Rotherham | 46 | -58 | 23 |
Before and after
Brighton
- Previous: Leeds 2-0 Brighton, 18 Mar 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Brighton 3-1 Birmingham, 4 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
Blackburn
- Previous: Blackburn 2-2 Preston, 18 Mar 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Reading 3-1 Blackburn, 4 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated